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Springfield, Ohio - 2 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Clark-Shawnee Local #500 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,349 per pupil, Clark-Shawnee Local ranks #557 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,697
Total Enrollment
2
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$13,349
Per-Pupil Spending
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Clark-Shawnee Local operates 2 public schools serving 1,697 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Clark County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,349 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 58.2% local, 30.0% state, and 11.8% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 40/100, ranked #500 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 356.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 33.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.2% White, 6.8% African American, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Shawnee Elementary School, enrolling 983 students (60% of the district's total enrollment).
Shawnee Elementary School accounts for 57.9% of all Clark-Shawnee Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Clark-Shawnee Local a distant remainder — means Clark-Shawnee Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Clark-Shawnee Local student-counselor ratio is 357:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Clark-Shawnee Local chronic absenteeism rate is 33.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Clark-Shawnee Local has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,697 students.
How much does Clark-Shawnee Local spend per student?
Clark-Shawnee Local spends $13,349 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #500 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Clark-Shawnee Local?
Clark-Shawnee Local students are 79.2% White, 6.8% African American, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Clark-Shawnee Local?
Clark-Shawnee Local has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #500 out of 806 districts in Ohio.